The Prodigal Son is the centerpiece of the last three Sundays of Lent in Year C. Why?
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Author: Rita Ferrone
Rita Ferrone is a writer and speaker about issues of liturgy, catechesis, and church renewal. She lives in Mount Vernon, New York.
Archbishop Durocher speaks in favor of women deacons
Would Archbishop Durocher’s proposal to include women really make a difference? It could be a brilliant idea.
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Penitential Liturgy
I watched it with interest, both because of the unusual nature of the gathering, and because I wondered what it might tell us about penitential celebrations generally.
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Pope Francis Recommends Mystagogy
Pope Francis affirmed mystagogy in his address to the Congregation for Divine Worship. But is mystagogy still a mystery?
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The Future of Women Deacons—A Report on the Symposium
Less news than expected, but more food for thought.
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The Future of Women Deacons – updated
This promises to be a significant discussion.
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The Beatitudes: The Fall Issue of The Yale ISM Review, Now Live
What does it mean to be blessed? The fall issue of The Yale ISM Review, on the theme of the Beatitudes, explores some answers.
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Update on the French and Italian Missal Translations
The French Missal translation will be the first significant test of Francis’s re-calibration of the translation process.
Read morePope Francis at Cologne Cathedral
A work in stone draws admirers of the present pope.
Read morePriestly Formation in Korea, Re-envisioned
Perhaps if these principles are experienced in and among church leaders, they will better understand its value and promote this experience for the whole Catholic people.
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